Tuolta se korpi kuumottavi

SKVR XII2 6475·Ristijärvi·1917·Collector: Paulaharju, Samuli

In the SKVR edition: Ristijärvi. Paulaharju 6260. -17. Herman Oikarinen, Oilingin Hermanni, 78 v.

SKVR textEnglish

[Karhun pesälle lähdettäessä.]

1Tuolta se korpi kuumottavi,From there the dark forest looms,

2Salo siintävi sininen,The blue wilderness glimmers,

3Tuonne mieleni tekisi,Thither my mind would wander,

4Aivoni ajatteleviMy thoughts keep pondering,

5Muijen miesten mehtimaille,To the forest realms of other men,

6Urosten urisalolle,To the heroes' sacred grove,

7Jossä kuusen oksat kuuna paistaa,Where spruce boughs shine like moonlight,

8Honganoksat hopiana,Pine branches gleam as silver,

9Mehtä haisoo havullek,The forest breathes of pine needles,

10Katajoille katkuaa,To junipers it whispers,

11Ei aina akan ravallek.Not always to the crone's path.

12Yöt syksyset pimiät,Autumn nights grow murky,

13Havut syksyset liriät.Autumn needles softly rustle.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:

The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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